This work leveraged the Open Science Grid (OSG) high throughput resources provided by the Partnership to Advance Throughput Computing (PATh). While EHT has successfully utilized PATh to create the most extensive black hole simulation library to date, the broad adoption of this resource for data processing has been slower. The sophisticated command-line-driven HTCondor environment creates barriers for less technical researchers, limiting PATh’s reach and impact on the broader astronomy and science communities. In May of 2023, the Cyberinfrastructure Integration Research Center (CIRC) at Indiana University was awarded an NSF EAGER award to collaborate with EHT and PATh in implementing a targeted science gateway instance that integrates critical EHT application functionality to leverage OSG within the Apache Airavata framework. The project leverages modern state-of-the-art User Experience (UX) techniques and participatory design methods to lower the barrier to adopting OSG resources for researchers trying to discover the properties of black holes.

This portal is developed to address the underlying technical challenges in processing a huge amount of images through HTCondor. The final product will be integrated as part of the EHT science gateway.

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